DBPAS 05: Guidelines for the Production of Digestate Biofertiliser for Application to Land

This Guidlines for the Production of Digestate Biofertiliser for the Application to Land (the Digestate Guidelines) sets out the feedstock and end product criteria and labelling requirements for digestate to be recognised as a biofertiliser.

The Digestate Guidelines are informative and not prescriptive. The Guidelines can assist biofertiliser producers to demonstrate compliance for the processing of biodegradable organic materials into quality digestate biofertiliser. Such biofertiliser will be safe for application to land. Digestate which meets the criteria and standards set out in these Digestate Guidelines is referred to as a digestate biofertiliser. Please note that within this document the terminology ‘digestate biofertiliser’ and ‘biofertiliser’ are used interchangeably.

The full description of the accreditation scheme is available in DBPAS 01: Digestate Biofertiliser Producer Accreditation Scheme